THE POLLOCK - Pollachius pollachius
The Pollock is a member of the cod family and is very similar in looks to the coalfish. With there dark brown backs, golden silvery sides and white bellies. It is the extending lower jaw and lack of the small chin barbell on the Pollock that give you the main difference between the two.
The Pollack is an ambush predator and prefers the cover of rocks, wrecks, piers and other such features to ambush its prey.
The smaller fish are found in inshore waters were they are accessible to the shore angler from the many rock marks and piers around the British coastline. As for the larger fish these move out and live in the offshore reefs and wrecks around are coastline and make good sport for the boat angler.
There diet is mainly off fish but will also eat worms, shellfish and other small marine creatures. Pollock start spawning in early spring, with the female laying millions of eggs in deep water, after fertilisation they float in the surface reaches until they hatch and are carried inshore by the current, were here they live in the cover of rocks, piers and other such features before returning to the deeper marks.
